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THE top two men at Gucci could walk away with over £150 million worth of share options after French retail group Pinault-Printemps-Redoute finally takes control of the Italian fashion house. The house's creative director, [b] Tom Ford,. The Gucci board says that the options are being granted as thanks for the parts played by Ford and De Sole in the turnaround of the company since 1993, including the sale to PPR. (8 November 2001, AM)